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Get the most out of your World Cup experience

Every four years the greatest sporting event in human history takes place. We know what you're thinking and no, it's not the Olympics — it's the World Cup. The FIFA World Cup is an international soccer — football, if you're from outside the U.S. — tournament in which 32 nations from around the world compete every four years. The winner is crowned the greatest soccer team ever, at least until the next time the World Cup is played. In this case, that will be 2022.

When does the 2018 World Cup start?

This year's action kicks off Thursday, June 14, when hosts Russia take on Saudi Arabia in Moscow. Eventually, after 64 matches played across 11 different cities, a champion will be crowned on July 15. Yes, the World Cup lasts an entire month. Are you prepared to undertake the challenge of watching every single match? Then keep reading to find out how to watch all the action, right from your couch, with fuboTV.

Who's playing in the World Cup?

Unfortunately, the United States failed to qualify during the rigorous two-year process, which means you better have another favorite team in mind. But the good news is, there's sill plenty of exceptional talent to go around — heck, the best players in the world don't play for the U.S. anyway! We've listed the qualifying teams below, and based on internet chatter, reigning champion Germany is a big favorite to win again. However, keep your eyes on Brazil, Spain and Argentina, too.

With a lot of coffee and little to no sleep! All joking aside, as previously mentioned, there are 64 matches over the course of a month. That's a lot of time spent watching a bunch of sweaty guys kick a ball around. Every match will be broadcast on either Fox or FS1 (Telemundo and NBC Universo carry the Spanish broadcasts).

You can also stream every match live on fuboTV. If you happen to miss a match or forget to DVR it, fuboTV also allows subscribers to access every game for up to 72 hours after its original air time.

OK, but what time are the games?

Depending on where you live in the U.S. (sorry, West Coast viewers!), you might not have to rearrange your life much to actually watch the games. See below for the full schedule, which starts with the group stage before teams advance to the knock-out stage. (All times Eastern.)